COSCO SHIPPING Ports : Announcement |Election of Language and Means of Receipt of Corporate Communication

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(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1199)

ELECTION OF LANGUAGE AND

MEANS OF RECEIPT OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

In accordance with Rules 2.07A and 2.07B of the Listing Rules, the Company is making arrangements to ascertain the preferences of its Shareholders with respect to the election of language and means of receipt of its Corporate Communication.

INTRODUCTION

In support of environmental protection and as permitted under the relevant legislation rules and its bye-laws, the Company is making arrangements described below pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B of the Listing Rules to ascertain Shareholders' preferences as to the choice of language (in English only, in Chinese only, or in both English and Chinese) and means of receipt (in printed form or by electronic means through the Company's website) of future Corporate Communication.

PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS

Pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B of the Listing Rules, the following arrangements will be made by the Company:

1.

The Company is sending a letter (the "First Letter") together with a reply form (the "Reply Form") with a pre-paid mailing label for posting within Hong Kong, in both English and Chinese versions, to its Shareholders on 12 January 2018 to enable them to elect any one of the following options:

• (i) to read all future Corporate Communication published on the Company's website athttp://ports.coscoshipping.com (the "Website Version") instead of receiving printed copies, and receive a notification letter (in printed form or in electronic version) of the publication of the Corporate Communication on the Company's website; or

• (ii) to receive the printed English version of all future Corporate Communication only; or

• (iii) to receive the printed Chinese version of all future Corporate Communication only; or

• (iv) to receive both the printed English and Chinese versions of all future Corporate Communication.

The Reply Form should be completed, signed and returned by post using the mailing label or by hand delivery to the Branch Share Registrar by 9 February 2018.

If the Company does not receive a duly signed and completed Reply Form or receive a response indicating the objection from the Shareholder by 9 February 2018 and until the Shareholder informs the Company c/o the Branch Share Registrar by reasonable prior notice in writing or by email [e-mail],such Shareholder is deemed to have consented to receiving the Website Version for all future Corporate Communication, and a printed notification letter of the publication of the Corporate Communication on the Company's website will be sent to such Shareholder in the future. If an email address is provided in the Reply Form, an electronic version of notification letter of the publication of the Corporate Communication on the website will be sent to such Shareholder by email.

• 2. For those Shareholders who choose to receive the Corporate Communication in printed form, the Company will send the selected language version(s) of the Corporate Communication to them unless and until they notify the Company c/o the Branch Share Registrar by reasonable notice in writing or by email [e-mail] they wish to receive the Corporate Communication in the other (or both) language(s), or by electronic means through the Company's website.

• 3. With respect to Shareholders who choose or are deemed to have consented to receiving Website Version of all future Corporate Communication, but for any reason have difficulty in receiving or gaining access to the Website Version of the Corporate Communication, the Company will promptly upon request, in writing or by email [e-mail] the Company c/o the Branch Share Registrar, send the Corporate Communication to such Shareholders in printed form free of charge. Shareholders are also entitled at any time by reasonable prior notice in writing or by email [e-mail] the Company c/o the Branch Share Registrar to change their choice of language and/or means of receipt of the Corporate Communication.

• 4. When each of the printed future Corporate Communication is sent out in accordance with the arrangements described above, a letter (the "Second Letter"), together with a change request form (the "Change Request Form") with a pre-paid mailing label for posting within Hong Kong, in both English and Chinese versions, will be attached to or printed at some prominent place in the relevant Corporate Communication, specifying that the Corporate Communication prepared in the other language will be available upon request, and that the Shareholders may change their choice of language and/or means of receipt of the Corporate Communication by completing and returning the Change Request Form to the Company c/o the Branch Share Registrar.

• 5. All future Corporate Communication in both English and Chinese versions will be available on the Company's website athttp://ports.coscoshipping.com.Electronic copies of all such Corporate Communication in both language versions will be submitted to the Stock Exchange pursuant to the Listing Rules, and will also be available on the website of the Stock Exchange atwww.hkexnews.hk.

• 6. Shareholders can call the telephone hotline of the Branch Share Registrar at (852) 2980 1333 during business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday

(excluding public holidays) if they have any enquiries in respect of the Company's proposed arrangements as set out herein.

7.

The First Letter and the Second Letter will mention that both languages of Corporate Communication will be available from the Company and the Branch Share Registrar upon request of the Shareholders, as well as on the Company's website and on the website of the Stock Exchange, and that the dial-up hotline service has been provided.

RECOMMENDATION

The Company recommends the Shareholders to take advantage of the Website Version for all future Corporate Communication in support of environmental protection.

DEFINITIONS

In this announcement, the following expressions shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:

"Branch Share	Tricor Secretaries Limited of Level 22, Hopewell Centre,
Registrar"	183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, the Company's registrar and
transfer office in Hong Kong
"Company"	COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, a company incorporated in
Bermuda with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the
Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1199)
"Corporate	any document issued or to be issued by the Company for the
Communication"	information or action of holders of any of the Company's securities,
including but not limited to, (a) the directors' report, its annual
accounts together with a copy of the auditor's report and, where
applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and,
where applicable, its summary interim report; (c) a notice of
meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular; and (f) a proxy form
"Hong Kong"	the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's
Republic of China
"Listing Rules"	the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock
Exchange
"Shareholders"	holders of shares of the Company
"Stock Exchange"	The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited
ZHANG Wei (張為)
Vice Chairman & Managing Director

By Order of the Board

Hong Kong, 12 January 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. HUANG Xiaowen2 (Chairman), Mr. ZHANG Wei (張為)1 (Vice Chairman & Managing Director), Mr. FANG

Meng1, Mr. DENG Huangjun1, Mr. FENG Boming2, Mr. ZHANG Wei (張煒)2, Mr. CHEN Dong2,

Mr. XU Zunwu2, Mr. WANG Haimin2, Dr. WONG Tin Yau, Kelvin1, Dr. FAN HSU Lai Tai, Rita3, Mr. Adrian David LI Man Kiu3, Mr. FAN Ergang 3, Mr. LAM Yiu Kin3 and Prof. CHAN Ka Lok3.

1	Executive Director
2	Non-executive Director
3	Independent Non-executive Director